“Recent studies show” is a phrase we see often. It could be said in reference to ingredient or product efficacy, to human behaviors, or even to environmental factors. The phrase is usually taken at face value and typically, no further explanation is asked of it. But what happens when you dive a little deeper into these studies? What do they really say? Is the company or person referencing the study explaining the totality of the hypothesis and the end result? Can they name the study and the author? Listen in as we investigate further, exploring various experiences and the surprising outcomes of demanding “show me the receipts!”   References:   Copper peptide “ah-ha! moment” study: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4508379/   FACT (…or not?): Bell-shaped dose for internal use (not topical): www.researchgate.net/publication/273352080_Overcoming_the_Bell-Shaped_Dose-Response_of_Cannabidiol_by_Using_Cannabis_Extract_Enriched_in_Cannabidiol   Ethan Russo entourage: “You don’t need THC, but you need terpenes!”: https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01238.x     About Emily Morgan   Emily is a licensed esthetician in Massachusetts and Colorado, having graduated with a 4.0 GPA with additional certifications in microdermabrasion, spray tanning, and eyelash extensions (her specialty). She currently works as the Membership Program Manager at Associated Skin Care Professionals, where she works to provide helpful resources and tools for estheticians to help them grow and thrive in their esthetic careers.   Connect with Emily:   Email: [email protected]   Phone: 800-789-0411, ext 1622   Facebook: www.facebook.com/emorganascpskincare   Instagram: www.instagram.com/esthetician_emily   LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/emorgan91   About Ella Cressman:   Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint rather than a product-specific view.   She has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, as well as phytochemistry, histological access, and complementary compounds for intentional skin benefits. In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective, and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.   Connect with Ella Cressman:   Website: www.hhpcollective.com   Facebook: www.facebook.com/HHP-Collective-105204177682777/   Instagram: www.instagram.com/hhpcollective   LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ella-cressman-62aa46a   About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):   Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation’s largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.   Connect with ASCP:   Website: www.ascpskincare.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: 800-789-0411   Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare   Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare   About our Sponsor: Celluma Light Therapy   BioPhotas invites you to adopt their illuminating approach to total health and wellness through scientifically proven products based on NASA-researched technology. Led by a network of leading medical professionals, BioPhotas’s unwavering commitment to honesty, accuracy, and integrity aids them as they continuously improve and evaluate policies to develop the most innovative, effective, and safest products on the market.   Focusing on wound healing research in the labs of the prestigious Beckman Laser Institute at UCI, BioPhotas has demonstrated that Celluma promotes cell proliferation and cell migration. As trailblazers in this area of research, BioPhotas intends to further this research to support and demonstrate how Celluma could potentially be utilized to accelerate the closure of slow and non-healing wounds.   Website: www.celluma.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: (714) 978-0080   Facebook: www.facebook.com/CellumaByBioPhotas   Instagram: www.instagram.com/celluma_led_therapy   About our Sponsor: Face Reality Skincare   Face Reality Skincare has a clear-skin system that will have your clients’ acne under control in about three to four months, depending on their type of acne. Face Reality Skincare combines the power of clinical-grade products that are customized for a specific type of acne with a series of bimonthly treatments. Face Reality Skincare also teaches you about other aggravating factors that cause breakouts: foods, medications, cosmetics, stress, and common ingredients in skin care formulations that might be clogging the pores (even professional and prescription products).   Website: www.facerealityskincare.com   Email: [email protected]

You’ve got the perfect idea for your esthetics business and now you must build the brand. Where do you start? Marketing on social media? Posting flyers on bulletin boards in coffee shops? In this episode of ASCP Esty Talk, Beauty Business Coach Crystal Ochemba-Powell takes the guesswork out of how to successfully build and grow your esthetics business. We discuss tactile and effective methods you can start doing RIGHT NOW to bring on your own business boom. We also touch on some things that may seem like a good idea at the time, but are in fact not effective strategies and end up wasting your time instead of saving it!   Special Offers: 50% off Pick My Brain Coaching Sessions Use Code: ASCP2021 Link: https://www.crystalngozibeauty.com/coachingpackages/pick-my-brain-session   $10 off Marketing Course: Use Code: BEAUTY2021 Link: https://www.crystalngozibeauty.com/coachingpackages   About Crystal Ochemba-Powell:    Crystal is an experienced licensed esthetician, makeup artist, business coach, and licensed continuing education provider with a combined 10 years of experience in both business marketing and the beauty industry. In addition to her esthetics license, she holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in advertising and marketing.    During her career, Crystal has used her knowledge and experience to successfully build her own beauty business as well as the beauty businesses of other creative entrepreneurs, including barbers, cosmetologists, estheticians, and more.    When she is not servicing her own clients, Crystal enjoys training and coaching other beauty professionals on how to use proven marketing techniques to increase customer acquisition and conversions. She feels that her biggest asset is her ability to intersect her passion for both marketing and beauty with her signature training courses.    Connect with Crystal:    Website: www.crystalngozibeauty.com/coaching    Email: [email protected]     Facebook: www.facebook.com/CrystalNgoziCoaching     Instagram: www.instagram.com/crystalngozicoaching    About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):    Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation’s largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.    ASCP Career Toolkits are a comprehensive career planning and support resource for estheticians. It includes compensation calculators and business start-up calculators, along with other valuable tools to help you evaluate the cost of starting your dream skin care business. Learn more at www.ascpskincare.com/career-toolkits.    Connect with ASCP:    Website: www.ascpskincare.com    Email: [email protected]    Phone: 800-789-0411    Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare    Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare   About our Sponsor: Celluma Light Therapy   BioPhotas invites you to adopt their illuminating approach to total health and wellness through scientifically proven products based on NASA-researched technology. Led by a network of leading medical professionals, BioPhotas’s unwavering commitment to honesty, accuracy, and integrity aids them as they continuously improve and evaluate policies to develop the most innovative, effective, and safest products on the market.   Focusing on wound healing research in the labs of the prestigious Beckman Laser Institute at UCI, BioPhotas has demonstrated that Celluma promotes cell proliferation and cell migration. As trailblazers in this area of research, BioPhotas intends to further this research to support and demonstrate how Celluma could potentially be utilized to accelerate the closure of slow and non-healing wounds.   Website: www.celluma.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: (714) 978-0080   Facebook: www.facebook.com/CellumaByBioPhotas   Instagram: www.instagram.com/celluma_led_therapy   About our Sponsor: Face Reality Skincare   Face Reality Skincare has a clear-skin system that will have your clients’ acne under control in about three to four months, depending on their type of acne. Face Reality Skincare combines the power of clinical-grade products that are customized for a specific type of acne with a series of bimonthly treatments. Face Reality Skincare also teaches you about other aggravating factors that cause breakouts: foods, medications, cosmetics, stress, and common ingredients in skin care formulations that might be clogging the pores (even professional and prescription products).   Website: www.facerealityskincare.com   Email: [email protected]

Lash extensions are lovely and luxurious. But have you ever wondered what they’re made of, or how exactly they’re able to stick to real lashes? In this episode of ASCP Esty Talk, Ella Cressman chats with the owner of AW Lashes, Alexis Weisenburger, and explores everything lovely and lashy!   About Alexis Weisenburger:   Alexis is a licensed cosmetologist and owner of AW Lashes. She is a major influencer in the lash extension world, with more than 50,000 lash artists following her work and seeking her out for advice and help with their lash skills and building their businesses. She found her passion, natural flair, and ability for lash extensions early in her career and quickly earned both her classic and volume lash certifications. Since 2013, Alexis has become renowned throughout the world for her mega-volume lash work, has been featured in Birdie Magazine, and has been a speaker at several major beauty industry trade shows.   Connect with Alexis:   Website: www.awlashes.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: (720) 805-9555   Facebook (Personal): www.facebook.com/alexisawlashes   Facebook: www.facebook.com/awlashesco   Instagram: www.instagram.com/awlashespro   YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCAYyU98Ti7q_tVsNZdDwkSw   LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-weisenburger-b93627199   About Ella Cressman:   Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint rather than a product-specific view.   She has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, as well as phytochemistry, histological access, and complementary compounds for intentional skin benefits. In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective, and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.   Connect with Ella:   Website: www.ellacress.com   Website: www.hhpcollective.com   Facebook: www.facebook.com/HHP-Collective-105204177682777/   Instagram: www.instagram.com/hhpcollective   LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ella-cressman-62aa46a   About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):   Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation’s largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.   Connect with ASCP:   Website: www.ascpskincare.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: 800-789-0411   Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare   Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare   About our Sponsor: Celluma Light Therapy   BioPhotas invites you to adopt their illuminating approach to total health and wellness through scientifically proven products based on NASA-researched technology. Led by a network of leading medical professionals, BioPhotas’s unwavering commitment to honesty, accuracy, and integrity aids them as they continuously improve and evaluate policies to develop the most innovative, effective, and safest products on the market.   Focusing on wound healing research in the labs of the prestigious Beckman Laser Institute at UCI, BioPhotas has demonstrated that Celluma promotes cell proliferation and cell migration. As trailblazers in this area of research, BioPhotas intends to further this research to support and demonstrate how Celluma could potentially be utilized to accelerate the closure of slow and non-healing wounds.   Website: www.celluma.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: (714) 978-0080   Facebook: www.facebook.com/CellumaByBioPhotas   Instagram: www.instagram.com/celluma_led_therapy   About our Sponsor: Face Reality Skincare   Face Reality Skincare has a clear-skin system that will have your clients’ acne under control in about three to four months, depending on their type of acne. Face Reality Skincare combines the power of clinical-grade products that are customized for a specific type of acne with a series of bimonthly treatments. Face Reality Skincare also teaches you about other aggravating factors that cause breakouts: foods, medications, cosmetics, stress, and common ingredients in skin care formulations that might be clogging the pores (even professional and prescription products).   Website: www.facerealityskincare.com   Email: [email protected]

With so many changes in the industry—salons and spas opening and closing, schools going remote, and new legislation to promote the safe practice of advanced esthetics—it’s hard to know whether estheticians should take the time and the money to advance their education. In this episode of ASCP Esty Talk, we sit down with industry expert Mary Nielsen, vice chair of the Oregon Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians and diplomat with the American Board of Laser Surgery in Cosmetic Laser Procedures to determine why it is so important for estheticians to continue their education throughout their career.   About Mary Nielsen:   Mary Nielsen has a unique perspective in providing laser and esthetic service training. She has worked as a technician and nurse and was instrumental in the introduction of lasers and esthetics beyond cosmetic surgery. Since 2006, Mary has worked as a clinical trainer, providing education and training confidence to new laser operators in the Pacific Northwest and Canada. Her point of view and experience as a business owner has built successful management and marketing tools that she shares to help estheticians prosper.   Mary is the owner and a primary educator at Spectrum. She is a licensed esthetician in Oregon, a master esthetician in Washington, a licensed esthetic instructor in Oregon, and a licensed practical nurse. Mary was selected to the Oregon Board of Cosmetology Rules Advisory Committee for Esthetics and also serves on the Board of Certified Advanced Estheticians. Mary is also the author of A Compendium for Advanced Esthetics: A Guide for the Advanced or Master Esthetician, as well as several policies and procedure manuals for medical spas. She is also the founder and executive director of Fearless Beauties, Skintelligent Resources, and Cascade Aesthetic Alliance.   In her spare time, she enjoys being a grandma, hiking, fishing, and camping with her hubby and family.   Connect with Mary:   Website: www.spectrumlasertraining.com   Website: www.fearlessbeauties.org   Website: www.skintelligentresources.com   Website: www.cascadeaestheticalliance.org   LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mary-nielsen-7748b52   About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):   Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation’s largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.   Advanced Modality Insurance (AMI) is exclusively available to ASCP members who have advanced their education in skin cares services such as permanent makeup, laser, and more. Learn more about AMI at www.ascpskincare.com/ami.   Connect with ASCP:   Website: www.ascpskincare.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: 800-789-0411   Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare   Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare   About our Sponsor: Celluma Light Therapy   BioPhotas invites you to adopt their illuminating approach to total health and wellness through scientifically proven products based on NASA-researched technology. Led by a network of leading medical professionals, BioPhotas’s unwavering commitment to honesty, accuracy, and integrity aids them as they continuously improve and evaluate policies to develop the most innovative, effective, and safest products on the market.   Focusing on wound healing research in the labs of the prestigious Beckman Laser Institute at UCI, BioPhotas has demonstrated that Celluma promotes cell proliferation and cell migration. As trailblazers in this area of research, BioPhotas intends to further this research to support and demonstrate how Celluma could potentially be utilized to accelerate the closure of slow and non-healing wounds.   Website: www.celluma.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: (714) 978-0080   Facebook: www.facebook.com/CellumaByBioPhotas   Instagram: www.instagram.com/celluma_led_therapy   About our Sponsor: Face Reality Skincare   Face Reality Skincare has a clear-skin system that will have your clients’ acne under control in about three to four months, depending on their type of acne. Face Reality Skincare combines the power of clinical-grade products that are customized for a specific type of acne with a series of bimonthly treatments. Face Reality Skincare also teaches you about other aggravating factors that cause breakouts: foods, medications, cosmetics, stress, and common ingredients in skin care formulations that might be clogging the pores (even professional and prescription products).   Website: www.facerealityskincare.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: (866) 477-3077   Facebook: www.facebook.com/facerealityskincare   Instagram: www.instagram.com/facerealityskincare   YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC-qJaIUVkimLICmBTKC_M_w

In this episode of ASCP Esty Talk, we chat with skin care expert Farida about her experience growing up in Chennai, India, and how the importance of skin care has played a significant role in her life since the day she was born. We discuss how esthetics education in India compares to education in the United States, covering everything from differences in client concerns and various techniques used to regulations and certification requirements. Farida is not only a forever student of skin care, soaking up as much new knowledge as she can wherever her path takes her, but she is also an educator who has had the unique opportunity to teach esthetic students in India and licensed esthetic professionals in the US. You don’t want to miss what this skin care expert has to say! Tune in to hear her one-of-a-kind perspective and her honest yet inspiring words of encouragement for estheticians who may be feeling discouraged about their career choice right now due to COVID-19.   References:   Farida Skin Care Studio’s Commitment to Safety (VIDEO): www.faridastudio.com/covid-19   About Farida:   Farida was born and raised in South India near the pristine beaches of Neelankari. She was schooled in natural skin care methods by her mother and sisters from an early age, and after attending an ayurvedic college, she became a skin care educator at Pivot Point Academy in Chennai. For five years she trained legions of young estheticians, fueling the booming day spa industry in India. Farida migrated to New York in 2011 and graduated from Dermalogica Academy two years later.   Farida was recruited by the Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa and promoted within one year to the skin care division lead position and certified as a Red Door Educator. At Red Door she developed a team of expert skin therapists skilled in her unique skin treatment protocols, thus providing their guests an experience otherwise not available in the market.   When the Red Door Company closed all of its locations as a result of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Farida lost her job. But out of the crisis, a brand was born. The Farida Skin Care Studio was launched in downtown White Plains, New York, as a destination that provides each of its clients with a custom-designed journey to healthy and beautiful skin.   Connect with Farida:   Website: www.faridastudio.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: (845) 553-4455   Facebook: www.facebook.com/faridaskincarestudio   Instagram: www.instagram.com/faridaskincarestudio   YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCEiS8F-iEv507QuqFG-PLoA     About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):   Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation’s largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.   ASCP Career Toolkits are a comprehensive career planning and support resource for estheticians. It includes compensation calculators and business start-up calculators, along with other valuable tools to help you evaluate the cost of starting your dream skin care business. Learn more at www.ascpskincare.com/career-toolkits.   Connect with ASCP:   Website: www.ascpskincare.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: 800-789-0411   Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare   Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare   About our Sponsor: Celluma Light Therapy   BioPhotas invites you to adopt their illuminating approach to total health and wellness through scientifically proven products based on NASA-researched technology. Led by a network of leading medical professionals, BioPhotas’s unwavering commitment to honesty, accuracy, and integrity aids them as they continuously improve and evaluate policies to develop the most innovative, effective, and safest products on the market.   Focusing on wound healing research in the labs of the prestigious Beckman Laser Institute at UCI, BioPhotas has demonstrated that Celluma promotes cell proliferation and cell migration. As trailblazers in this area of research, BioPhotas intends to further this research to support and demonstrate how Celluma could potentially be utilized to accelerate the closure of slow and non-healing wounds.   Website: www.celluma.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: (714) 978-0080   Facebook: www.facebook.com/CellumaByBioPhotas   Instagram: www.instagram.com/celluma_led_therapy   About our Sponsor: Face Reality Skincare   Face Reality Skincare has a clear-skin system that will have your clients’ acne under control in about three to four months, depending on their type of acne. Face Reality Skincare combines the power of clinical-grade products that are customized for a specific type of acne with a series of bimonthly treatments. Face Reality Skincare also teaches you about other aggravating factors that cause breakouts: foods, medications, cosmetics, stress, and common ingredients in skin care formulations that might be clogging the pores (even professional and prescription products).   Website: www.facerealityskincare.com   Email: [email protected]

Peptides are an extremely broad subject with many areas of opportunity in skin care. We can explain them simply by saying they are smaller versions of proteins, short strings of amino acids in groups of 2-50. As we know, amino acids are also the building blocks of proteins, but proteins contain significantly more amino acid chains. Because of their smaller size, peptides may prove to be more bioavailable than proteins and easily penetrate and effect the skin. Recent research indicates that some types of peptide could have a beneficial role in slowing the aging process, reducing inflammation, and even destroying microbes. Many skin care products contain many, many different peptides promising everything from tighter, even, youthful skin, to longer, luscious lashes. So, how do you sort through the hype to understand what each peptide does and if it will be effective? In the ASCP Esty Talk Ingredient Decked Out Sub Series – The Peptide Perspective, we explore many opinions and perspectives to help bring clarity, answer questions and dispel misinformation. In Volume 3, we discuss peptides with Pharmacist Ben Fuchs.     Ella Cressman is a Licensed Esthetician, Certified Organic Formulator, Business Owner and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint, rather than a product specific view. She has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, phytochemistry, histological access and complimentary compounds for intentional skin benefits.  In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.   To connect with Ella Cressman click here ([email protected])   To join Associated Skin care Professionals (ASCP) click here (www.ascpskincare.com/join)   Questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership click here (www.ascpskincare.com/bpp)   Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram @ascpskincare   To access ASCP’s extensive Back to Practice guide click here (ascpskincare.com/back-to-practice)   To connect with Benjamin Knight Fuchs   email - [email protected]   FB - Benjamin Knight Fuchs   IG - truth.treatments   website- www.truthtreatments.com   blog - www.pharmacistben.com   About our Sponsor: Celluma Light Therapy   BioPhotas invites you to adopt their illuminating approach to total health and wellness through scientifically proven products based on NASA-researched technology. Led by a network of leading medical professionals, BioPhotas’s unwavering commitment to honesty, accuracy, and integrity aids them as they continuously improve and evaluate policies to develop the most innovative, effective, and safest products on the market.   Focusing on wound healing research in the labs of the prestigious Beckman Laser Institute at UCI, BioPhotas has demonstrated that Celluma promotes cell proliferation and cell migration. As trailblazers in this area of research, BioPhotas intends to further this research to support and demonstrate how Celluma could potentially be utilized to accelerate the closure of slow and non-healing wounds.   Website: www.celluma.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: (714) 978-0080   Facebook: www.facebook.com/CellumaByBioPhotas   Instagram: www.instagram.com/celluma_led_therapy   About our Sponsor: Face Reality Skincare   Face Reality Skincare has a clear-skin system that will have your clients’ acne under control in about three to four months, depending on their type of acne. Face Reality Skincare combines the power of clinical-grade products that are customized for a specific type of acne with a series of bimonthly treatments. Face Reality Skincare also teaches you about other aggravating factors that cause breakouts: foods, medications, cosmetics, stress, and common ingredients in skin care formulations that might be clogging the pores (even professional and prescription products).   Website: www.facerealityskincare.com   Email: [email protected]

Peptides are an extremely broad subject with many areas of opportunity in skin care. Recent research indicates that some types of peptides may have a beneficial role in slowing the aging process, reducing inflammation, and even destroying microbes. A vast array of peptides can be found in many skin care products, promising everything from tighter, more youthful skin to longer, thicker lashes. So, how do you sort through the hype to understand what each peptide does and whether it will even be effective? In the ASCP Esty Talk Ingredient Decked Out subseries “The Peptide Perspective,” we explore many opinions and perspectives to help bring clarity, answer questions, and dispel misinformation. In Volume 2, we discuss peptides with Dr. Neal Kitchen, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Geneticist for HydroPeptide.   About Dr. Neal Kitchen:   Dr. Kitchen holds a bachelor’s degree in cell biology and a doctorate in protein and molecular biology from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. He also has a master’s degree of business administration. His background includes research in epigenetics, signaling pathways, and the molecular mechanisms involved in antiaging. Before joining HydroPeptide, Dr. Kitchen managed over 40,000 products involved in protein biology research, focusing on the development of new products for the life science industry.   Connect with Dr. Neal Kitchen:   Website: www.hydropeptide.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: (800) 932-9873   Facebook: www.facebook.com/HydroPeptide   Instagram: www.instagram.com/hydropeptide   YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/hydropeptidemedia   LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/nealskitchen   About Ella Cressman:   Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint rather than a product-specific view.   She has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, as well as phytochemistry, histological access, and complementary compounds for intentional skin benefits. In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective, and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.   Connect with Ella:   Website: www.ellacress.com   Website: www.hhpcollective.com   Facebook: www.facebook.com/HHP-Collective-105204177682777/   Instagram: www.instagram.com/hhpcollective   LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ella-cressman-62aa46a   About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):   Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation’s largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.   Connect with ASCP:   Website: www.ascpskincare.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: 800-789-0411   Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare   Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare   About our Sponsor: Celluma Light Therapy   BioPhotas invites you to adopt their illuminating approach to total health and wellness through scientifically proven products based on NASA-researched technology. Led by a network of leading medical professionals, BioPhotas’s unwavering commitment to honesty, accuracy, and integrity aids them as they continuously improve and evaluate policies to develop the most innovative, effective, and safest products on the market.   Focusing on wound healing research in the labs of the prestigious Beckman Laser Institute at UCI, BioPhotas has demonstrated that Celluma promotes cell proliferation and cell migration. As trailblazers in this area of research, BioPhotas intends to further this research to support and demonstrate how Celluma could potentially be utilized to accelerate the closure of slow and non-healing wounds.   Website: www.celluma.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: (714) 978-0080   Facebook: www.facebook.com/CellumaByBioPhotas   Instagram: www.instagram.com/celluma_led_therapy   About our Sponsor: Face Reality Skincare   Face Reality Skincare has a clear-skin system that will have your clients’ acne under control in about three to four months, depending on their type of acne. Face Reality Skincare combines the power of clinical-grade products that are customized for a specific type of acne with a series of bimonthly treatments. Face Reality Skincare also teaches you about other aggravating factors that cause breakouts: foods, medications, cosmetics, stress, and common ingredients in skin care formulations that might be clogging the pores (even professional and prescription products).   Website: www.facerealityskincare.com   Email: [email protected]

Peptides are an extremely broad subject with many areas of opportunity in skin care. Recent research indicates that some types of peptides may have a beneficial role in slowing the aging process, reducing inflammation, and even destroying microbes. A vast array of peptides can be found in many skin care products, promising everything from tighter, more youthful skin to longer, thicker lashes. So, how do you sort through the hype to understand what each peptide does and whether it will even be effective? In the ASCP Esty Talk Ingredient Decked Out subseries “The Peptide Perspective,” we explore many opinions and perspectives to help bring clarity, answer questions, and dispel misinformation. In Volume 1, we discuss peptides with Susan Wade of Viktoria De’Ann.   About Susan Wade:   Susan joined Viktoria De’Ann in 2015 as the Director of Education and Sales after working in the health and education industry for over 30 years. Education and learning are paramount to Susan. She holds a master’s degree in higher education and is a licensed esthetician and certified strength and nutrition coach. She is currently pursuing another advanced certification in applied functional medicine to dive deeper into skin and health issues for her clients. Susan’s passion lies in understanding the complexities of physiology, nutrition, and peptide science, and sharing her knowledge with estheticians to incorporate each component to achieve unparalleled results.   Connect with Susan:   Website: www.viktoriadeann.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: (866) 771-7546   Facebook: www.facebook.com/viktoriadeann.us   Instagram: www.instagram.com/viktoriadeann.us   About Ella Cressman:   Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint rather than a product-specific view.   She has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, as well as phytochemistry, histological access, and complementary compounds for intentional skin benefits. In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective, and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.   Connect with Ella:   Website: www.ellacress.com   Website: www.hhpcollective.com   Facebook: www.facebook.com/HHP-Collective-105204177682777/   Instagram: www.instagram.com/hhpcollective   LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ella-cressman-62aa46a   About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):   Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation’s largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.   ASCP Career Toolkits are a comprehensive career planning and support resource for estheticians. It includes compensation calculators and business start-up calculators, along with other valuable tools to help you evaluate the cost of starting your dream skin care business. Learn more at www.ascpskincare.com/career-toolkits.   Connect with ASCP:   Website: www.ascpskincare.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: 800-789-0411   Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare   Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare   About our Sponsor: Celluma Light Therapy   BioPhotas invites you to adopt their illuminating approach to total health and wellness through scientifically proven products based on NASA-researched technology. Led by a network of leading medical professionals, BioPhotas’s unwavering commitment to honesty, accuracy, and integrity aids them as they continuously improve and evaluate policies to develop the most innovative, effective, and safest products on the market.   Focusing on wound healing research in the labs of the prestigious Beckman Laser Institute at UCI, BioPhotas has demonstrated that Celluma promotes cell proliferation and cell migration. As trailblazers in this area of research, BioPhotas intends to further this research to support and demonstrate how Celluma could potentially be utilized to accelerate the closure of slow and non-healing wounds.   Website: www.celluma.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: (714) 978-0080   Facebook: www.facebook.com/CellumaByBioPhotas   Instagram: www.instagram.com/celluma_led_therapy   About our Sponsor: Face Reality Skincare   Face Reality Skincare has a clear-skin system that will have your clients’ acne under control in about three to four months, depending on their type of acne. Face Reality Skincare combines the power of clinical-grade products that are customized for a specific type of acne with a series of bimonthly treatments. Face Reality Skincare also teaches you about other aggravating factors that cause breakouts: foods, medications, cosmetics, stress, and common ingredients in skin care formulations that might be clogging the pores (even professional and prescription products).   Website: www.facerealityskincare.com   Email: [email protected]

Sugaring and waxing tend to fall into the same category because they are both hair removal techniques, but there are some key differences that are important for you to know about. For example, did you know that sugar was used thousands of years ago as a method to dress wounds on the battlefield? Even today, veterinary clinics use sugar to clean animal wounds. In this episode of ASCP Esty Talk, we chat with Shannon O’Brien about just how safe and sanitary sugaring is for your clients.   About Shannon O’Brien:   Shannon O’Brien has over 18 years of experience as a licensed esthetician and 10 years sugaring. She is not only a dynamic motivational speaker for the beauty industry, but an award-winning day spa owner and licensed esthetician currently in the treatment room. Shannon created iSugar University to properly teach estheticians and cosmetologists how to body sugar. Due to popular demand and a crazy desire to push the envelope, Shannon exploded her offerings by creating Love2Sugar. With her Love2Sugar courses, both online and in person, she inspires estheticians and cosmetologists to learn about body sugaring and build their skin care businesses to new heights. She has helped thousands of professionals and has spoken all across the country to spread her passion.   Connect with Shannon O’Brien:   Website: www.love2sugar.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: (512) 887-8427   Facebook: www.facebook.com/love2sugar   Instagram: www.instagram.com/love2sugar   YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCw11Re3qMp6DB9BlMNrQFCg   About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):   Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation’s largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.   ASCP Career Toolkits are a comprehensive career planning and support resource for estheticians. It includes compensation calculators and business start-up calculators, along with other valuable tools to help you evaluate the cost of starting your dream skin care business. Learn more at www.ascpskincare.com/career-toolkits.   Connect with ASCP:   Website: www.ascpskincare.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: 800-789-0411   Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare   Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare   About our Sponsor: Celluma Light Therapy   BioPhotas invites you to adopt their illuminating approach to total health and wellness through scientifically proven products based on NASA-researched technology. Led by a network of leading medical professionals, BioPhotas’s unwavering commitment to honesty, accuracy, and integrity aids them as they continuously improve and evaluate policies to develop the most innovative, effective, and safest products on the market.   Focusing on wound healing research in the labs of the prestigious Beckman Laser Institute at UCI, BioPhotas has demonstrated that Celluma promotes cell proliferation and cell migration. As trailblazers in this area of research, BioPhotas intends to further this research to support and demonstrate how Celluma could potentially be utilized to accelerate the closure of slow and non-healing wounds.   Website: www.celluma.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: (714) 978-0080   Facebook: www.facebook.com/CellumaByBioPhotas   Instagram: www.instagram.com/celluma_led_therapy   About our Sponsor: Face Reality Skincare   Face Reality Skincare has a clear-skin system that will have your clients’ acne under control in about three to four months, depending on their type of acne. Face Reality Skincare combines the power of clinical-grade products that are customized for a specific type of acne with a series of bimonthly treatments. Face Reality Skincare also teaches you about other aggravating factors that cause breakouts: foods, medications, cosmetics, stress, and common ingredients in skin care formulations that might be clogging the pores (even professional and prescription products).   Website: www.facerealityskincare.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: (866) 477-3077   Facebook: www.facebook.com/facerealityskincare   Instagram: www.instagram.com/facerealityskincare   YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC-qJaIUVkimLICmBTKC_M_w

Have you ever dreamed about going solo with your esthetics practice? Sounds like the perfect gig, right? Being your own boss, developing your own brand, creating your own schedule . . . But before you take that first big plunge into the solo practicing world, you should be aware of and prepared for some serious challenges that will put your boss babe skills to the test. In this episode of ASCP Esty Talk, we chat with Crystal Ochemba-Powell, who has been there and done it all (directly out of esthetics school, no less!). Learn about some of the obstacles she faced, how she overcame them, and take note of some expert tips to help you best prepare to take on your dream career as a solo esthetician!   This episode is sponsored by:    Celluma   Face Reality   About Crystal Ochemba-Powell:   Crystal is an experienced licensed esthetician, makeup artist, business coach, and licensed continuing education provider with a combined 10 years of experience in both business marketing and the beauty industry. In addition to her esthetics license, she holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in advertising and marketing.   During her career, Crystal has used her knowledge and experience to successfully build her own beauty business as well as the beauty businesses of other creative entrepreneurs, including barbers, cosmetologists, estheticians, and more.   When she is not servicing her own clients, Crystal enjoys training and coaching other beauty professionals on how to use proven marketing techniques to increase customer acquisition and conversions. She feels that her biggest asset is her ability to intersect her passion for both marketing and beauty with her signature training courses.   Connect with Crystal:   Website: www.crystalngozibeauty.com/coaching   Email: [email protected]   Facebook: www.facebook.com/CrystalNgoziCoaching   Instagram: www.instagram.com/crystalngozicoaching   About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):   Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation’s largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.   ASCP Career Toolkits are a comprehensive career planning and support resource for estheticians. It includes compensation calculators and business start-up calculators, along with other valuable tools to help you evaluate the cost of starting your dream skin care business. Learn more at www.ascpskincare.com/career-toolkits.   Connect with ASCP:   Website: www.ascpskincare.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: 800-789-0411   Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare   Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare   About our Sponsor: Celluma Light Therapy   BioPhotas invites you to adopt their illuminating approach to total health and wellness through scientifically proven products based on NASA-researched technology. Led by a network of leading medical professionals, BioPhotas’s unwavering commitment to honesty, accuracy, and integrity aids them as they continuously improve and evaluate policies to develop the most innovative, effective, and safest products on the market.   Focusing on wound healing research in the labs of the prestigious Beckman Laser Institute at UCI, BioPhotas has demonstrated that Celluma promotes cell proliferation and cell migration. As trailblazers in this area of research, BioPhotas intends to further this research to support and demonstrate how Celluma could potentially be utilized to accelerate the closure of slow and non-healing wounds.   Website: www.celluma.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: (714) 978-0080   Facebook: www.facebook.com/CellumaByBioPhotas   Instagram: www.instagram.com/celluma_led_therapy   About our Sponsor: Face Reality Skincare   Face Reality Skincare has a clear-skin system that will have your clients’ acne under control in about three to four months, depending on their type of acne. Face Reality Skincare combines the power of clinical-grade products that are customized for a specific type of acne with a series of bimonthly treatments. Face Reality Skincare also teaches you about other aggravating factors that cause breakouts: foods, medications, cosmetics, stress, and common ingredients in skin care formulations that might be clogging the pores (even professional and prescription products).   Website: www.facerealityskincare.com   Email: [email protected]

We’ve all been there. That moment when you’re giving your client a waxing treatment and something doesn’t quite go right or how you expected. This episode of ASCP Esty Talk with Emily Morgan, ASCP Membership Program Manager, and co-host Ella Cressman, is nothing short of entertaining. Join the conversation as they reminisce on personal hair (and soul)-removing experiences, how to brace your clients for “the suck,” working with long-haired “Rapunzel” clients, and our scariest waxing horror story. You’ll laugh, you’ll cringe, and you’ll come away learning some great dos and don’ts about waxing!   This episode sponsored by:   Celluma   References:    News Article   ASCP Treatment Forms (members-only)   About Ella Cressman:    Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint rather than a product-specific view.    She has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, as well as phytochemistry, histological access, and complementary compounds for intentional skin benefits. In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective, and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.    Connect with Ella:    Website: www.ellacress.com     Website: www.hhpcollective.com     Facebook: www.facebook.com/HHP-Collective-105204177682777/     Instagram: www.instagram.com/hhpcollective     LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ella-cressman-62aa46a     About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):    Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation’s largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.    ASCP Career Toolkits are a comprehensive career planning and support resource for estheticians. It includes compensation calculators and business start-up calculators, along with other valuable tools to help you evaluate the cost of starting your dream skin care business. Learn more at www.ascpskincare.com/career-toolkits.    Connect with ASCP:    Website: www.ascpskincare.com    Email: [email protected]    Phone: 800-789-0411    Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare    Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare   About our Sponsor: Celluma Light Therapy   BioPhotas invites you to adopt their illuminating approach to total health and wellness through scientifically proven products based on NASA-researched technology. Led by a network of leading medical professionals, BioPhotas’s unwavering commitment to honesty, accuracy, and integrity aids them as they continuously improve and evaluate policies to develop the most innovative, effective, and safest products on the market.   Focusing on wound healing research in the labs of the prestigious Beckman Laser Institute at UCI, BioPhotas has demonstrated that Celluma promotes cell proliferation and cell migration. As trailblazers in this area of research, BioPhotas intends to further this research to support and demonstrate how Celluma could potentially be utilized to accelerate the closure of slow and non-healing wounds.   Website: www.celluma.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: (714) 978-0080   Facebook: www.facebook.com/CellumaByBioPhotas   Instagram: www.instagram.com/celluma_led_therapy  

Offer on-trend, result-driven treatments with the latest technology clients demand. Not sure what the trends are? In this episode of ASCP Esty Talk, we discuss hot new treatments and how partnering with a board-certified dermatologist could be a game-changer for you and your clients. Listen in as board-certified dermatologist Dr. Quenby Erickson (DO, FAAD, FACMS) dishes about top treatments and “be-seen” meetups where you can connect and network with like-minded dermatologists and estheticians.   About Dr. Quenby Erickson   Dr. Erickson received her fellowship training in Mohs Micrographic and Procedural Dermatology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. She’s a fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery and the American Academy of Dermatology, and is also a member of the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery. She has presented on topics in Mohs surgery and reconstruction and has been profiled in several publications.   Dr. Erickson participates on the Facial Aesthetic Advisory Board for Allergan, the makers of BOTOX® Cosmetic and Juvederm. She also participated in a study of mid-facial volume loss and volume restoration with Juvederm VOLUMA®.   She serves as a key opinion leader for Lumenis® Lasers (makers of AcuPulse™, SplendorX Hair Removal and NuEra Skin Tightening) and for Sciton® Lasers (makers of the Sciton Joule™), famous for treatments such as Forever Young BBL™ and Halo™ Laser Resurfacing.   Dr. Erickson creates a comprehensive pathway for rejuvenation using lasers, injectables, and body treatments to help her clients achieve natural-looking results and live life more beautifully.   Connect with Dr. Erickson:   Website: ericksondermatology.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: 312-300-6858   Facebook: www.facebook.com/EricksonDermatology   Instagram: www.instagram.com/ericksondermatology   LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/erickson-dermatology   Resources mentioned:   Equipment: lumenis.com/aesthetics   Networking events and promotions: lumenisontour.com   About Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP):   Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) is the nation’s largest association for skin care professionals and your ONLY all-inclusive source for professional liability insurance, education, community, and career support. For estheticians at every stage of the journey, ASCP is your essential partner. Get in touch with us today if you have any questions or would like to join and become an ASCP member.   Are you performing advanced esthetic treatments like laser hair removal or microblading? Get a price quote for ASCP Advanced Modality Insurance (AMI)—ASCP members only. Learn more at www.ascpskincare.com/ami.   Connect with ASCP:   Website: www.ascpskincare.com   Email: [email protected]   Phone: 800-789-0411   Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCPskincare   Instagram: www.instagram.com/ascpskincare   Connect with Tracy Donley:   Email: [email protected]

What is bimatoprost? How can it interfere with permanent makeup retention? In this episode of Esty Talk, we learn the answers to those questions. We also discuss the merits of organic versus inorganic pigment and how they are different from “ink” and are enlightened on the permanent makeup process. Whether you are a permanent makeup artist, a skin care professional who should understand this modality, or considering having permanent makeup done, this podcast is a must listen. Yulia Meoded is an internationally trained permanent makeup artist and educator with 15 years of experience in the beauty industry. Yulia trains all over the world, never missing an opportunity to learn and perfect new techniques and trends. Her extensive expertise and dedication to her clients has launched her name and brand, making her one of the most sought-after beauty artists in Denver.    Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint rather than a product-specific view. She has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, as well as phytochemistry, histological access, and complementary compounds for intentional skin benefits. In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective, and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.   To connect with Ella Cressman, click here   To join Associated Skin care Professionals (ASCP), click here   For answers to questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians, call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership, click here   Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram   To access ASCP’s extensive Back-to-Practice guide, click here   To connect with Yulia Meoded   Facebook   Instagram   Email   Website

We have heard about retinol; it is not a new ingredient. But what are the many forms of retinoids? How are they converted in the skin? How do we select the appropriate form and navigate an onboarding to skin care routines? We answer all these questions and more with Amanda Hughes! Amanda is a licensed esthetician and spa owner with 15 years’ experience in the treatment room. Though she has spent most of her spa career in medical spas, she is also an esthetician instructor for continuing education and cosmetic chemistry. She is an avid cannabis educator and activist, jewelry designer, evolving herbalist, and passionate advocate for plant medicine. She owns Skintelligence Texas and is the founder of Higher Education Texas.  Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint rather than a product-specific view. She has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, as well as phytochemistry, histological access, and complementary compounds for intentional skin benefits. In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective, and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.   To connect with Ella Cressman, click here    To join Associated Skin care Professionals (ASCP), click here    For answers to questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians, call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership, click here    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram   To access ASCP’s extensive Back-to-Practice guide, click here    To connect with Amanda Hughes   Facebook   LinkedIn   Email   Website 

What is the rhythm factor of peels? How have chemical peels evolved from free acids to resurfacing combinations? From instigating two weeks of skin inflammation to a philosophy of strengthening the skin to peel all Fitzpatrick types, in any season, we have witnessed an evolutionary change in chemical peeling solutions and protocols. In this episode, we discuss chemical peels with the peel queen herself, Metaxia Dalikas. Metaxia is a licensed esthetician and internationally recognized expert in advanced esthetic treatments, education, and chemical peel formulation. She has worked side by side with world-renowned dermatologists and chemists for many years. She has more than 40 years in the medical and professional esthetic treatment industry and it is fair to say she knows her stuff!   Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint rather than a product-specific view.   She has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, as well as phytochemistry, histological access, and complementary compounds for intentional skin benefits. In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective, and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.   To connect with Ella Cressman, click here    To join Associated Skin care Professionals (ASCP), click here    For answers to questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians, call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership, click here    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram    To access ASCP’s extensive Back-to-Practice guide, click here   To connect with Metaxia Dalikas   Facebook   Instagram   LinkedIn   Email   Website

What does butt acne and gut health have to do with your complexion? No doubt, there is a connection between what goes IN our bodies and what shows up ON your skin. What is the correlation? What is integrative health? How does it affect your skin? They say our gut is our “second brain,” and if 80% of our serotonin comes from the gut, what else is affected by it? Mood disorders, depression, anxiety, and good skin are all effected by gut microbiome. Listen to Dr. Kaitlyn Popp explain it all!   Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint rather than a product-specific view.   She has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, as well as phytochemistry, histological access, and complementary compounds for intentional skin benefits. In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective, and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.   To connect with Ella Cressman, click here    To join Associated Skin care Professionals (ASCP), click here    For answers to questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians, call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership, click here    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram    To access ASCP’s extensive Back-to-Practice guide, click here    To connect with Dr. Kaitlyn Popp:   Facebook   Instagram   Email   Website: www.katashealth.com – www.drkaitlynpopp.com

Having your own skin care practice has its benefits—flexibility and an opportunity for a much better income, but is your head really in the game? It takes more than a cute space to get clients in the door.  Kim Trent, licensed esthetician, spa owner, and creator of The Solo Esthetician, a private Facebook group, shares her advice and resources on starting and keeping your skin care business. Kim Trent Bio: Kim Trent is the owner of Skincare by Kimbella spa and boutique in Atlanta, Georgia, and the creator of The Solo Esthetician Facebook Group. The Solo Esthetician is open to licensed estheticians only. If you are a student esthetician, check out the So You Want to Be an Esthetician Facebook Group.   Contact:   www.thesoloesthetician.pro   Facebook   Instagram   Email:   To connect with Kim Trent, click here   To connect with Tracy Donley, click here    Join:   To join Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP), click here    If you have questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians, call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership, click here    Are you performing advanced treatments like laser hair removal or microblading? Get a price quote for ASCP Advanced Modality Insurance (AMI)—ASCP members only.    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram    Check out ASCP’s extensive Back-to-Practice guide 

Vulnerability is one of the most powerful emotions humans can feel. It can be excruciatingly difficult to open oneself to vulnerability—but being vulnerable can also create one of the most beautiful transitions to the next chapter in your career. Coach, educator, and master esthetician Tazeem Jamal shares her story of vulnerability, truth, and fulfillment on this episode of ASCP Esty Talk. In these difficult times, we can all use some inspiration and guidance.   Tazeem Jamal   With an illustrious career spanning more than three decades, Tazeem Jamal, PMDT, LE, is a highly respected spa industry coach and an award-winning master esthetician. Tazeem is the creator of the “Purple Carpet Experience,” the unique framework she uses to help estheticians build their businesses with solid, proven business and marketing strategies. In addition to being an Amazon bestselling co-author, Tazeem has been featured on national TV and radio, and has worked as an ambassador with TEDx. She is an international speaker and a featured educator at Face & Body Conferences. Most recently Tazeem was invited to be a coveted ASCP Influencer. She also won the Lipgloss & Aftershave award for “Best Business Education 2020” for her efforts in supporting and inSPAiring estheticians through the early days of the shutdown. In the spirit of being in service to the spa industry, Tazeem runs a free Facebook Group, where she offers weekly biz tips and periodically offers FREE group coaching sessions. Contact:   Tazeem Jamal’s Facebook Page    Website   Instagram   FREE Facebook Group for Estheticians   FREE Monthly “Get SPA’rkd Coaching Sessions” Please join my FREE FB Group above   Books mentioned by Tazeem   To connect with Tracy Donley click here   Join:   To join Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) click here    Questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership click here    Are you performing advanced treatments like laser hair removal or microblading? Get a price quote for ASCP Advanced Modality Insurance (AMI)—members only.   Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram   ASCP’s extensive Back to Practice guide

Have you lost that loving feeling? Toshiana Baker will help you get inspired and reinvent your career while staying in the industry you love. In this episode of Esty Talk, Baker shares her career transformation journey, from the treatment room to corporate beauty educator to esthetic career coach. This episode is stocked with inspirations and hacks for achieving an esthetic career customized to you. Toshiana Baker Toshiana Baker has served the spa, beauty, and wellness industries internationally as an esthetician and educator for nearly 15 years. A passionate organizational leader, dynamic speaker, and bestselling author, she has held a variety of industry leadership roles, including director of esthetics for a 30-location corporate spa organization, regional account and education executive for a leading cosmetic and brow artistry brand, and global director of education for a renowned skin care, cosmetics, and fragrance brand. Applying her rich expertise as a spa and wellness expert, Toshiana founded SpaWorx in 2016, a consulting and training development agency to educate, enlighten, and empower spa, beauty, and wellness organizations while supporting growth in their financial performance. SpaWorx has happily served a range of clients, from solo estheticians to large global beauty corporations. Toshiana is also a contributing author and subject matter expert for the Pivot Point International textbook for foundational esthetics curriculum. Toshiana will excitedly open membership for the Network of Multi-Cultural Spa and Wellness Professionals (NMSWP) late this summer. NMSWP is a professional platform dedicated to the promotion, uplift, and edification of underrepresented spa and wellness professionals across all disciplines, to create a community of professionals with access to resources, education, and opportunities, while demonstrating through our work our commitment to excellence and the highest quality in our vocation. Through this network, Toshiana envisions a community that is better equipped, aligned, and supported in furthering the mission of being well and whole while fostering global healing and wellness.   Contact:   Website   Tosh on Instagram   Harmonious Living online store   To connect with Tracy Donley click here   Join:   To join Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) click here   Questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership click here   Are you performing advanced treatments like laser hair removal or microblading? Get a price quote for ASCP Advanced Modality Insurance (AMI)—members only.   Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram    ASCP’s extensive Back to Practice guide   Resources:   Virtual Assistants/Additional Support for Business Note: You will want to create specific and detailed job descriptions and share any resources needed. Do not share logins and passwords; use sites like Last Pass instead.   Onlinejobs.ph   Upwork.com   Fiverr.com   Etsy.com (often overlooked, but has great promo items as well as designers)   Other helpful business resources:   canva.com – free/inexpensive DIY graphic design site   the Legal Paige – Legal templates for contracts for small businesses/entrepreneurs   Last Pass – resource for working with others without sharing your logins or passwords   Coming Soon! Network of Multi-Cultural Spa and Wellness Professionals   Social Media:    NMSWP on Instagram   NMSWP on Facebook  

Special Guest: Tawna Coose, LE and owner of Sassy Sphynx Waxing This is a must-listen-to episode for anyone who is looking to make a change. The COVID-19 pandemic has given all of us quite a bit of time to reflect on our careers. Are we doing what our hearts want? Are we working where we want to work? ASCP member Tawna Coose shares her journey into entrepreneurship during the least opportune time to launch a business.    Tawna Coose’s Bio: Tawna Coose is a Colorado-licensed esthetician and the founder and owner of The Sassy Sphynx. She has more than 10 years of waxing experience, 14 years as a professional makeup artist, and is an affiliated instructor for interns at local esthetic colleges. Until recently, Tawna was the head trainer for one of the top waxing salons in Denver. She decided it was time to move forward and start her own salon, a dream she has had since she started down the path of esthetics. With a passion for training and a love to watch and help others grow, she is excited for this next chapter of providing one of the best waxes offered in the Denver area and to help grow and build the next generation of 5-star wax technicians! Tawna started her career as a model while living in Florida. It didn’t take long for her to realize she loved what was happening behind the scenes much more than the modeling part. She started working for Makes and Models magazine as a stylist and makeup artist. Tawna moved to Colorado not too long after that, and decided she wanted to go to esthetics school so she could do makeup as a career. While in school, Tawna discovered she had a knack for waxing and also loved doing it. After graduation, she continued building her makeup business and career but also got her first job right out of school as a waxing technician. Makeup was and is a success, but waxing and teaching are definitely her love and passion.   To connect with Tracy Donley, ASCP Executive Director, click here    To join Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP), click here   Questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians, call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership, click here   Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram   To access ASCP’s extensive Back to Practice guide, click here   Resources:   Brow Lamination   Faire.com: The platform supports a thriving shop-local community, helping independent retailers grow with the advantages of big-box stores while empowering brands to build and simplify their wholesale business.   Contact Tawna Coose   The Sassy Sphynx on Facebook   Website

What would it feel like to be a man in a female dominated industry? Join host Tracy Donley, ASCP Executive Director and guest host Ella Cressman as they have a candid conversation with male esthetician Dylan Magnuson on topics ranging from medical procedures, treatment room obstacles and treating transitioning clientele. What challenges face our male counterparts? What does it mean to provide a “safe space” to the LGBTQ community? Listen in as Dylan’s observations are insightful, eye opening and inspirational.   Dylan Magnuson, LEGrowing up in a rural agricultural town in southern Colorado, Dylan Magnuson was never exposed to the world of health and beauty outside of the Walmart aisles. It wasn’t until his sophomore year at Colorado Mesa University that he found his passion learning the anatomy and physiology of the skin. He later enrolled at Heritage College where he earned his associate degree in Esthetics in 2015. Always eager to learn more, Dylan spent the next few years elevating his skills, from working in day spas and medical offices with plastic surgeons to eventually venturing out to start his own practice. Dylan realized his love for education, and in 2017 he went on to partner with Ella Cressman as a product representative and educator. Dylan became an ingredient junkie. As a long-time cannabis lover, it was only natural that he found his way into realm of CBD skin care. Over the last 2 years, Dylan has worked passionately educating eager and open-minded estheticians about cannabis products and how to bring them into the treatment room. Earlier this year, Dylan founded a new business that will help bridge the gaps between the health, wellness, and beauty industries, while allowing estheticians to share their knowledge and skills far beyond their current reach. The Hive, A Wellness Community will launch in the fall of 2020. Guest Host, Ella Cressman Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, Certified Organic Formulator, business owner and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals with knowledge and a “can-do” spirit. In addition to running a skin care practice, Ella founded a comprehensive consulting group, HHP Collective, and has consulted for many skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.   To connect with Tracy Donley, click here    To connect with Ella Cressman, click here    To join Associated Skin care Professionals (ASCP), click here    If you have questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians, call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership, click here    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram    To access ASCP’s extensive Back-to-Practice guide, click here    To connect with Dylan Magnuson   Instagram   LinkedIn   Email   Website: thehivewellnessco.com (coming July 2020)   To make a donation to the human rights campaign and receive an equality sticker, click here 

It’s time for an overdue conversation about systemic racism within the professional skin care industry. Recent events have inspired reflection on the role ASCP may have unknowingly played. As part of our reconciliation with this, we are providing our fellow estheticians and skin care experts a platform to discuss the inequalities and injustices they have experienced and explore proposed changes as it relates to the profession and the skin care clients we serve.  Join ASCP Executive Director Tracy Donley and Ella Cressman, licensed esthetician and fellow ASCP podcaster as they engage in some incredible stories shared by JoElle Lee and Toshiana Baker about their unique journeys into to the world of beauty. Listen and even relate as they share the challenges they’ve endured and the successes they’ve achieved along the way. Both of these women are successful estheticians that just happen to be African American.   Bios JoElle Lee A highly respected skin care expert, educator ,and celebrity esthetician, JoElle Lee is the author of Esthetician on a Mission: Business Building Workbook and co-author of Multicultural Skin Treatments: Learn How to Effectively Treat Skin of Color Using Chemical Peels and Laser Treatments, which has become a trusted guide for treating diverse client populations. In addition to being featured in numerous national consumer publications and a guest on radio programs around the country, JoElle is recognized for being the former personal esthetician to First Lady Michelle Obama during her time in the White House. JoElle specializes in no-downtime chemical peel treatments, customized corrective facial treatments, and a wide range of laser treatments for skin of color. JoElle feels there is a gap in basic esthetic training and education when it comes to treating clients of color. She has dedicated her career to creating innovative treatment methods that address the most common skin conditions of these clients that have proven to deliver long-lasting results without the worry of complications and downtime.  JoElle takes a natural "inside-out" integrative approach by combining noninvasive treatments and products without harmful chemicals to achieve healthy beautiful skin, and "Beautiful Skin Begins Within" is the premise on which JoElle Lee's treatments and methods are founded. JoElle feels there is a gap in basic esthetics training when preparing estheticians to work in the skin care industry, especially for those who want to have their own business. Over the years, JoElle has helped many estheticians and small businesse owners in the industry to solve complex problems and increase their bottom lines. With her straightforward, no-nonsense approach, JoElle's philosophy is to uncover the learned negative beliefs or negative thinking that has created a barrier or obstacle in your business, and then tear that wall down. She then uncovers the hidden assets, underperforming activities, and undervalued possibilities of your business.  JoElle teaches effective and profitable marketing strategies and how to stand out from the competition. Many of her ideas and strategies have been implemented and resulted in not only increased profits, but a more diverse loyal clientele.  JoElle's path to becoming an esthetician was inspired by another professional in the field. As someone who always had a passion for beauty and a desire to serve others, she recognized that a career in esthetics would allow her to marry both of her passions. More than 20 years later, that hunch proved correct. Today, JoElle can be found conducting personalized skin care consultations, serving as keynote speaker at industry events, teaching classes around the country on the topic of multicultural skin, and sharing her expertise via her webinars, online courses, and social media channels. Contact: www.joellelee.com   https://www.instagram.com/joellelee_estheticstraining   Facebook Group: JoElle Lee Advanced Esthetics Training & Classes     Toshiana Baker Toshiana Baker has served the spa, beauty, and wellness industries internationally as an esthetician and educator for nearly 15 years. A passionate organizational leader, dynamic speaker, and bestselling author, she has held a variety of industry leadership roles, including director of esthetics for a 30-location corporate spa organization, regional account and education executive for a leading cosmetic and brow artistry brand, and global director of education for a renowned skin care, cosmetics and fragrance brand. Applying her rich expertise as a spa and wellness expert, Toshiana founded SpaWorx in 2016, a consulting and training development agency to educate, enlighten, and empower spa, beauty, and wellness organizations, as well as support growth in their financial performance. SpaWorx has happily served a range of clients—from solo estheticians to large global beauty corporations. In addition to her consulting agency, she volunteers as a commissioner and executive secretary for the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA). She is also a contributing author and subject-matter expert for the Pivot Point International textbook for foundational esthetics curriculum. Toshiana will excitedly open membership for the Network of Multi-Cultural Spa and Wellness Professionals (NMSWP) later this summer. NMSWP is a professional platform dedicated to “the promotion, uplift, and edification of underrepresented spa and wellness professionals across all disciplines to create a community of professionals with access to resources, education, and opportunities, while demonstrating through our work our commitment to excellence and the highest quality in our vocation.” Through this network, Toshiana envisions a community that is better equipped, aligned, and supported in furthering the mission of being well and whole while fostering global healing and wellness. Contact:   Website   Social Media   Coming Soon! Network of Multi-Cultural Spa and Wellness Professionals   Social Media    Resources: Buzzfeed Privilege Test   Implicit Association Test (IAT)   List of Anti-Racism resources     PODCASTS TO SUBSCRIBE TO: 1619 (New York Times) About Race Code Switch (NPR) Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast Pod For The Cause from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights Pod Save the People (Crooked Media) Seeing White   BOOKS TO READ:   Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad (Bookshop.org) How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi (Bookshop.org) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (Bookshop.org) Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (Bookshop.org) So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo (Bookshop.org) The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander (Bookshop.org) White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD (Bookshop.org) Interesting article featuring this author I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown (Bookshop.org) Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD (Bookshop.org) The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Bookshop.org) A Kids Book About Racism   To connect with Tracy Donley, ASCP Executive Director, click here    To join Associated Skin care Professionals (ASCP) click here    Questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership click here    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram 

It’s time for an overdue conversation about systemic racism within the professional skin care industry. Recent events have inspired reflection on the role ASCP may have unknowingly played. As part of our reconciliation with this, we are providing our fellow estheticians and skin care experts a platform to discuss the inequalities and injustices they have experienced and explore proposed changes as it relates to the profession and the skin care clients we serve.  Join ASCP Executive Director Tracy Donley and Ella Cressman, licensed esthetician and fellow ASCP podcaster as they engage in some incredible stories shared by JoElle Lee and Toshiana Baker about their unique journeys into to the world of beauty. Listen and even relate as they share the challenges they’ve endured and the successes they’ve achieved along the way. Both of these women are successful estheticians that just happen to be African American.   Bios JoElle Lee A highly respected skin care expert, educator ,and celebrity esthetician, JoElle Lee is the author of Esthetician on a Mission: Business Building Workbook and co-author of Multicultural Skin Treatments: Learn How to Effectively Treat Skin of Color Using Chemical Peels and Laser Treatments, which has become a trusted guide for treating diverse client populations. In addition to being featured in numerous national consumer publications and a guest on radio programs around the country, JoElle is recognized for being the former personal esthetician to First Lady Michelle Obama during her time in the White House. JoElle specializes in no-downtime chemical peel treatments, customized corrective facial treatments, and a wide range of laser treatments for skin of color. JoElle feels there is a gap in basic esthetic training and education when it comes to treating clients of color. She has dedicated her career to creating innovative treatment methods that address the most common skin conditions of these clients that have proven to deliver long-lasting results without the worry of complications and downtime.  JoElle takes a natural "inside-out" integrative approach by combining noninvasive treatments and products without harmful chemicals to achieve healthy beautiful skin, and "Beautiful Skin Begins Within" is the premise on which JoElle Lee's treatments and methods are founded. JoElle feels there is a gap in basic esthetics training when preparing estheticians to work in the skin care industry, especially for those who want to have their own business. Over the years, JoElle has helped many estheticians and small businesse owners in the industry to solve complex problems and increase their bottom lines. With her straightforward, no-nonsense approach, JoElle's philosophy is to uncover the learned negative beliefs or negative thinking that has created a barrier or obstacle in your business, and then tear that wall down. She then uncovers the hidden assets, underperforming activities, and undervalued possibilities of your business.  JoElle teaches effective and profitable marketing strategies and how to stand out from the competition. Many of her ideas and strategies have been implemented and resulted in not only increased profits, but a more diverse loyal clientele.  JoElle's path to becoming an esthetician was inspired by another professional in the field. As someone who always had a passion for beauty and a desire to serve others, she recognized that a career in esthetics would allow her to marry both of her passions. More than 20 years later, that hunch proved correct. Today, JoElle can be found conducting personalized skin care consultations, serving as keynote speaker at industry events, teaching classes around the country on the topic of multicultural skin, and sharing her expertise via her webinars, online courses, and social media channels. Contact: www.joellelee.com   https://www.instagram.com/joellelee_estheticstraining   Facebook Group: JoElle Lee Advanced Esthetics Training & Classes     Toshiana Baker Toshiana Baker has served the spa, beauty, and wellness industries internationally as an esthetician and educator for nearly 15 years. A passionate organizational leader, dynamic speaker, and bestselling author, she has held a variety of industry leadership roles, including director of esthetics for a 30-location corporate spa organization, regional account and education executive for a leading cosmetic and brow artistry brand, and global director of education for a renowned skin care, cosmetics and fragrance brand. Applying her rich expertise as a spa and wellness expert, Toshiana founded SpaWorx in 2016, a consulting and training development agency to educate, enlighten, and empower spa, beauty, and wellness organizations, as well as support growth in their financial performance. SpaWorx has happily served a range of clients—from solo estheticians to large global beauty corporations. In addition to her consulting agency, she volunteers as a commissioner and executive secretary for the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA). She is also a contributing author and subject-matter expert for the Pivot Point International textbook for foundational esthetics curriculum. Toshiana will excitedly open membership for the Network of Multi-Cultural Spa and Wellness Professionals (NMSWP) later this summer. NMSWP is a professional platform dedicated to “the promotion, uplift, and edification of underrepresented spa and wellness professionals across all disciplines to create a community of professionals with access to resources, education, and opportunities, while demonstrating through our work our commitment to excellence and the highest quality in our vocation.” Through this network, Toshiana envisions a community that is better equipped, aligned, and supported in furthering the mission of being well and whole while fostering global healing and wellness. Contact:   Website   Social Media   Coming Soon! Network of Multi-Cultural Spa and Wellness Professionals   Social Media    Resources: Buzzfeed Privilege Test   Implicit Association Test (IAT)   List of Anti-Racism resources     PODCASTS TO SUBSCRIBE TO: 1619 (New York Times) About Race Code Switch (NPR) Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast Pod For The Cause from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights Pod Save the People (Crooked Media) Seeing White   BOOKS TO READ:   Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad (Bookshop.org) How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi (Bookshop.org) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (Bookshop.org) Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (Bookshop.org) So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo (Bookshop.org) The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander (Bookshop.org) White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD (Bookshop.org) Interesting article featuring this author I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown (Bookshop.org) Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD (Bookshop.org) The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Bookshop.org) A Kids Book About Racism   To connect with Tracy Donley, ASCP Executive Director, click here    To join Associated Skin care Professionals (ASCP) click here    Questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership click here    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram 

The smell of skin care products is important for many reasons. Humans are programmed to dislike synthetic scent because it is potentially harmful. But what do we know about the functional scent of terpenes?   Terpenes are the largest classification of small chemical compounds derived from living organisms. You may not have heard of them before, but they are all around you. Listen in as Ella Cressman talks terpenes with registered nurse, certified aromatherapist, and international speaker Wendy Pagaduan. As an advocate for clean beauty, Wendy is devoted to integrating medical wisdom, philosophy, and plant medicine into customized formulations for effective skin care and wellness solutions.   Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint rather than a product-specific view. She has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, phytochemistry, histological access, and complimentary compounds for intentional skin benefits. In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective, and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.   To connect with Ella Cressman, LE, Owner of HHP Collective, click here   To join Associated Skin care Professionals (ASCP) click here    For questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians, call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership, click here    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram    To access ASCP’s extensive Back to Practice guide, click here    To connect with Wendy Pagaduan   Clean Coconut on Facebook   Clean Coconut on Instagram   Wendy Pagaduan on Instagram   Wendy Pagaduan on LinkedIn    Email    Website

California nail salon owner and State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology advisor, Jaime Schrabeck, shares her opinions on everything from what reopening, closing, and reopening again may look like throughout the year to why distraction could be your worst enemy. Tune in to hear her no-nonsense approach to how a true beauty professional should conduct themselves during this unprecedented time. Spoiler: It’s so much more than compliance.   Jaime Schrabeck’s Bio   Licensed since 1992, Jaime Schrabeck, PhD, works as a manicurist and owner of Precision Nails, an exclusive employee-based salon in Carmel, California. Beyond the salon, she advocates for the beauty industry, consults with salon owners and manufacturers, mentors educators, organizes events, writes savvy articles, and advises California's Board of Barbering and Cosmetology and attorneys as an expert witness.   To connect with Tracy Donley, ASCP Executive Director, click here    To join Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP), click here    Questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians, call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership, click here    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram    Read Jaime’s article in AHP Indie Stylist magazine, Volume 1, Issue 1   To access our extensive Back to Practice guide:   ASCP Back to Practice   ANP Back to Practice   AHP Back to Practice   COVID-19 Updates by State   State Board contact information (Members ONLY)   Resources:   Outgrowth Podcast   ASCP/ANP/AHP episode: Exclusions Apply: What your Liability Insurance Won’t Cover   Part 1   Part 2   Jaime’s social channels   Jaime on Facebook   Precision Nails on Facebook  

Strong retail sales skills are more important than ever, as stay-at-home orders have proven. What is really holding you back from having amazing retail sales skills? Maxine Drake, well-known beauty business coach and contributing author of The Esthetician’s Guide To Outstanding Esthetics, asks all the questions you need to ask yourself. Poor retail sales numbers aren’t a result of clients’ lack of interest or income. Listen as we discuss how to improve your retail skills and in turn improve your retail sales.   To connect with Tracy Donley, ASCP Executive Director, click here    To join Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) click here    Questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership click here    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram    To access ASCP’s extensive Back to Practice guide, click here    Book: The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks    Book: Start with Why by Simon Sinek   Book: Profit First by Mike Michalowicz   Free resources, ebooks, blogs, and videos from Maxine Drake   Esthetician Inner Circle Membership—Your complete digital marketing & business-building training center. Let’s build, grow, and scale your business!   Do you need more clarity, accountability, step-by-step action plans, and an incredible group of esty-besties to help build your confidence? Register for the Beauty Business Summit—The premier event for licensed industry professionals. Social:   Maxine Drake on Instagram and Facebook   Beauty Business Summit on Instagram and Facebook    

This episode guarantees lots of laughs as we poke fun at ourselves and embrace the emotional roller coaster of living and working through a pandemic. Ella Cressman shares useful (and not so useful, but hilarious) insights on giving grace, having gratitude, and exercising patience. What does Goonies (the movie), ultrasonic spatula, Clinque V, peanut butter whiskey, Michael Moore (Moore for life), and Kourtney Kardashian have in common? The answer—this podcast. Listen to find out how. Don’t forget to check out the show notes for resources you never thought you needed.   Ella Cressman’s Bio:   Nominated for a 2018 DERMASCOPE Aestheticians' Choice Award as Favorite Brand Educator, Ella Cressman became a licensed esthetician in 2007 after attending the College of International Esthetics. In 2009, she became a skin care educator and product representative and enjoyed empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint, rather than a product specific view. She achieved an Organic Skin Care Formulation Certificate in 2014 and an Organic Skin Care Formulation Diploma from Formula Botanica in 2018.   Ella has spent many hours researching ingredients, understanding how and where they are sourced, phytochemistry, histological access, and complimentary compounds for intentional skin benefits.   She has written articles for ASCP Skin Deep magazine, Les Nouvelle Esthétiques & Spa magazine, American Spa magazine, CBD Health and Wellness magazine, Topical Magazine, and the popular blog Lipgloss and Aftershave. In addition to running a skin care practice, Ella has consulted for several skin care lines (including several successful CBD brands) under the umbrella of Ella Cress Skin Care and founded a comprehensive consulting group in 2019, the HHP Collective.   To connect with Tracy Donley, ASCP Executive Director, click here    To join Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) click here    Questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership click here    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram    To access ASCP’s extensive Back to Practice guide click here    ASCP Skin Deep Magazine (digital edition)     Random Resources   The Goonies   Karate Kid   Clinique V (80s eye shadow fashion)   Tarte Maneater mascara   Michael Moore, Moore for Life   Michael Moore, Eye Shadow Tutorial    Kim Kardashian contour line, KKW   Magnetic SL   Peanut Butter Whiskey   Chambord   Recipe Peanut Butter & Jelly Old-Fashioned By SKREWBALL WHISKEY INGREDIENTS 5 oz Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 75 oz Rye Whiskey 4 Dashes of Angostura Bitters 1 Luxardo maraschino cherry, for garnish Orange peel, for garnish DIRECTIONS Combine whiskeys and bitters over ice in a cocktail glass. Stir and allow to mingle until chilled. Garnish with a Luxardo cherry and an orange peel.     Ella’s Resources:   ASCP State Updates   Ultrasonic Spatula   ASCP Esty Talk—Ingredients Decked Out   Book: Talking to Strangers by Malcom Gladwell   Contact Ella   Social Channels @ellacressman   Websites   ellacress.com   www.hhpcollective.com

Lisa Rossman gets candid about what it looks like to start opening locations around the country. What are the big franchisers doing to entice clients and ensure their safety? Are clients stacking the books or barely trickling in? If you are trying to decide if the time is right for you and what precautions you may want to consider, then this podcast is a must-listen.   Lisa Rossmann’s Bio:   Lisa Rossmann currently serves as the Assistant Vice President of Brand Experience at Hand & Stone Franchise Corporation, which employs nearly 2,700 estheticians across 460 locations in the US and Canada. Lisa has been a licensed esthetician since 2010, completing her course work at the Aveda Institute in New York City. Lisa has worked for Hand & Stone since 2012, starting in general spa operations support when the chain had just shy of 60 locations. She has since turned her focus to expanding the skin care program, and now oversees the growth of the massage segment as well. Lisa is truly fulfilled by Hand & Stone’s mission to provide high-quality and affordable massage and facial services to all as part of their regular lifestyle, not just as a treat to themselves! To connect with Tracy Donley, ASCP Executive Director, click here    To join Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) click here    Questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership click here    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram    To access ASCP’s extensive Back to Practice guide click here    ASCP Skin Deep Magazine (digital edition)   Lisa’s Resources Books: Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday   Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday   @ryanholiday for daily posts and inspiration   Connect with Lisa   Linkedin  Hand and Stone Opportunities: Visit a spa near you  Purchase a franchise  Career 

Jessica Marie is never short on ideas to grow her business, whether it’s during a slow period or a pandemic. Tune in to hear how she plans to reopen and what she has been building during quarantine. Her passion and drive are sure to inspire your skin care business. You gotta love a girl boss! Jessica Marie’s Bio: Jessica Marie has always had a desire to help people. She spent nearly two decades in the medical field in a wide range of positions and settings, including as a nursing assistant, medical assistant, phlebotomist, medical thermographer, and EMT. She entered medical esthetics to help people in a different way. After spending years as a certified cosmetic injector, Jessica decided to go to esthetician school so she could help her clients from start to finish, beginning with skin care all the way up to injectables. She is passionate about working with people with cancer given her background in oncology, and she is certified in permanent cosmetics and 3D areola pigmentation. Jessica is the founder of J Marie Skin Studio in Longmont, Colorado, and J Marie Signature Skincare and Makeup. Jessica won ASCP Skin Deep’s Avant Garde Makeup Challenge, and is also the proud recipient of ASCP’s 2020 Esthetician of the Year Award. Jessica continues to mentor others in the industry and is currently working on expanding her business with a third location in Atlanta, Georgia.   To connect with Tracy Donley, ASCP Executive Director, click here    To join Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) click here    Questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership click here    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram    To access ASCP’s extensive Back to Practice guide click here    ASCP Skin Deep Magazine (digital edition) March/April 2020 Esty of the Year   Associated Skin Care Professionals YouTube Channel   Smoky Eye   Avant Garde Lashes—Jessica’s team   Jessica’s Resources   Book: UnF*ck Yourself by Gary Bishop   Your local chamber of commerce Make an appointment with your banker, bookkeeper, and/or CPA   Jessica’s social channels   Instagram/Facebook   Website   The Glossy Magazine   HydroPeptide Social media channels   Instagram   Facebook   Website   YouTube   Courtesy marketing support: mention ASCP ESTY TALK (even if your not a client)   [email protected]   [email protected]   800-932-9873

What is an adaptogen? How do they work? We’ve seen a huge cultural shift in skin care toward exploring supplemental plant medicine, which includes the power of phyto-active skin care ingredients. Listen in to hear Ella Cressman speak with Dr. Jenelle Kim as they discuss adaptogens and their physiological effect on the skin, and find out what “Bi Bong” means! Dr. Kim completed extensive training in East Asia under some of the most respected doctors in the field of oriental medicine and is the custodian of her family’s proprietary Bi Bong® formulas. Her extensive knowledge of herbal medicine allows for a unique perspective on the understanding of adaptogen ingredients and how to properly formulate them to positively affect skin health.   Ella Cressman is a licensed esthetician, certified organic formulator, business owner, and absolute ingredient junkie! As an educator, she enjoys empowering other estheticians and industry professionals to understand skin care from an ingredient standpoint, rather than a product-specific view. She has spent many hours researching ingredients to understand how and where they are sourced, as well as phytochemistry, histological access, and complimentary compounds for intentional skin benefits.  In addition to running a skin care practice, Cressman founded a comprehensive consulting group, the HHP Collective, and has consulted for several skin care lines, including several successful CBD brands.     To connect with Ella Cressman click here    To join Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) click here    Questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership click here    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram    To access ASCP’s extensive Back to Practice guide click here    To connect with Dr. Jenelle Kim:   Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Email Website: jenellekim.com | jbkwellnesslabs.com

Are you getting the support you need from your skin care product line vendor? Annette Rubin gives us the lowdown on what you should be asking for from the skin care brands you love and promote. How can the brands you sell be your marketing partner during this unprecedented time? Be sure to listen to the entire podcast, as the CEO of HydroPeptide shares her direct email contact to answer your marketing and business questions.   Annette Rubin’s Bio: Annette Rubin brings 30 years of beauty industry experience and connections to her role as CEO of HydroPeptide. She has driven aggressive results for both established multi-billion-dollar organizations and small startups. Her broad background gives her a unique perspective on diverse business models, operational and market challenges, and emerging consumer trends. She is passionate about the intersection of beauty and health and is deeply committed to advancing the success of women-owned businesses. Annette has a proven track record of identifying winning ideas and sourcing the talent needed to build them into valuable enterprises. Annette lives near Seattle, Washington, with her husband, Jason Rubin, MD, an emergency room physician, and her children Jackson and Cody. In her free time she enjoys traveling with her family and enjoying the beauty of the outdoors.     To connect with Tracy Donley, ASCP Executive Director, click here    To join Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) click here    Questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership click here    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram    To access ASCP’s extensive Back to Practice guide click here    Annette’s Recommendations:   ASCP Skin Deep Magazine (digital edition)   The Glossy Magazine   Social media channels   @HydroPeptide   Facebook.com/HydroPeptide   Website   YouTube   Courtesy marketing support: mention ASCP ESTY TALK (even if you’re not a client)   [email protected] [email protected] 800-932-9873  

For many years, vitamin C has been the skin care ingredient darling, the superstar antioxidant, and the backbar and home-care “must-have” in antiaging and brightening products. We’ve seen it, we know it, and we’re comfortable with it, but how exactly does vitamin C work within the many layers of the skin? And what form should be used for which skin function? Listen in as esthetician Ella Cressman questions (and is stumped a few times by) the charismatic pharmacist Benjamin Knight Fuchs. Ben, also a skin care chemist, helps explain vitamin C and its effects on a cellular level so you will be armed with further understanding of this ingredient powerhouse! To connect with Ella Cressman click here    To join Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) click here    Questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership click here    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram @ascpskincare   To connect with Benjamin Knight Fuchs:   Email    Facebook    Instagram   Website    Blog

Keeping it real and upbeat, Beauty Biz BFFs podcasters Kasey Boone and Lorena Ashmore share ideas to keep your business rocking whether your doors are open or closed. Kasey and Lorena get candid and discuss how a true professional keeps it together during these unprecedented times. Listen in to see if you’re doing it right by these ladies’ standards. To connect with Tracy Donley, ASCP Executive Director, click here    To join Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) click here    Questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership click here    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram @ascpskincare   To access ASCP’s extensive Back to Practice guide, click here    Lorena’s morning must-have   Kasey’s exercise inspiration @bodydadala classes and walking in my neighborhood   Lorena’s social handle and website @dearlashlove Dear Lash + Love   Kasey’s social handle and website @glowskincarela Glow Skincare   Check out their podcast: @beautybizbffspodcast beautybizbffs.com

Tessa Crume, PhD, associate professor in the Epidemiology Department at the Colorado School of Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, answers your industry-specific questions about COVID-19 and its effect in your treatment room. Dr. Crume discusses why the virus is so contagious and dispels myths about the virus. Plus, Dr. Crume shares a wealth of resources for protecting the safety of you, your loved ones, and your clients.   To connect with Tracy Donley, ASCP Executive Director click here    To join Associated Skin care Professionals (ASCP) click here    Questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians call 800-789-0411   If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership click here    Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram   To access ASCP’s extensive Back to Practice guide click here    How to safely wear and take off a cloth mask   Interested in making a face mask but you don’t have a sewing machine? click here    How to make a mask out of a sock   Developing an Emergency Care Plan   CDC self-checker—a guide to help you make decisions and seek appropriate medical care if you are sick    Mental health resources for parents - click here   Resources for mindfulness, relaxation, anxiety, and well-being   Link to online parenting support group to help parents in our community as they cope with the pandemic, home schooling, and other causes of anxiety   To connect with Dr. Tessa Crume  

Join us as we get personal with Gina Rivera, founder of Phenix Salon Suites, beauty entrepreneur, and licensed cosmetologist. She shares with us what she’s been working on during her home state of Califorinia’s stay at home orders as well as her thoughts on what it will look like when small spas, salons, and suites start to open back up in a post COVID-19 world. “Spoiler Alert”  To connect with Tracy Donley, ASCP Executive Director, click here  To join Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) click here  Questions about Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) membership or professional liability insurance for estheticians call 800-789-0411 If you are interested in adding Business Personal Property (BPP) insurance to your membership click here  Follow Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) on Instagram @ascpskincare To access ASCP’s extensive Back to Practice guide click here  To read Gina Rivera’s column in AHP Indie Stylist magazine click here (coming soon) To learn more about Barbicide’s Sanitation course click here  To get the Joyce Meyer Devotional app click here  Find out how you can get involved with Gina’s new endeavor at Business of One To connect with Gina Rivera Facebook/Instagram: @beautyexpertgina @coloursbygina @phenix.salon.suites Gina’s Platform—free business app for the lifestyle professional